Can I use an alternative seach provider with android or am I stuck with google?

Can I use an alternative seach provider with android or am I stuck with google?

Now I wonder why Microsoft wants to introduce an upgrade to Bing Mobile, an app that for all intents and purposes searches the internet like Google Maps.

Bing Mobile evolved from Windows Live Search and seems to be intended for mapping and local search, which makes some sense on a mobile device. I do think calling it “Bing” is misleading, though.

If you want an easy-to-access general Web search, there's the Windows Live Today screen search plug-in, which opens search results from m.live.com in your browser.

Whatever happened to polishing Pocket Internet Explorer to the point where it’s used for more than just downloading another browser like Skyfire, Fennec, or NetFront?

They did make significant upgrades in WM 6.5. I haven't gotten to use it, though, so I don't know how well it works. However, it sounds like it still doesn't support tabbed browsing, which seems silly to me.

Steve